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A15864 The art or skil, well and fruitfullie to heare the holy sermons of the church written first in Latin, by a godly minister named Gulielmus Zepperus ; and now truly translated into English by T.W. ... Zepper, Wilhelm, 1550-1607.; T. W. 1599 (1599) STC 26124.5; ESTC S5001 76,549 165

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